
Experts & Staff
WRI brings together more than 1,700 experts and other staff in working in seven programs: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean and four centers of excellence for business, economics, finance and equity. Our staff and researchers work globally to produce data-based solutions that generate real change on the ground. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team



Program Experts & Staff
Pollyana Abreu
Urban Mobility Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Iman Abdulwassi Abubaker
Urban Mobility Project Manager, WRI Africa

Maria Alejandra Achury
Financial Solutions Fellow, Electric School Bus Initiative, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Acoyani Adame
Program Analyst, Active Mobility

Zablon Adane
Water Program Associate, WRI Africa

Aaron Addison
Grants & Finance Specialist

Nate Aden
Senior Associate, Business Center

Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities

Dean Affandi
Research, Data and Innovation (RDI) Senior Manager, WRI Indonesia

Sonia Aguilar
Road Safety Coordinator, WRI México

Kirana Agustina
Ocean & Plastic Waste Manager, WRI Indonesia

Bhawna Ahuja
Manager, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Kyla Aiuto
Research Associate, Scope 2, Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Shazabe Akhtar
Research Analyst, Air Quality, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Merve Akı
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities

Yelena Akopian
Communications Manager, New Climate Economy

Natalia Akopian
Policy & Government Affairs Analyst

Natalia Alayza
Manager, Sustainable Finance Center

Camila Bellaver Alberti
Urban Development Analyst, WRI Brasil
Cristina Albuquerque
Urban Mobility Manager

Christian Aldridge
Digital Technology Manager / Senior Web Developer

Sadof Alexander
Communications Specialist, Cities4Forests
Abdul-Washeru Alhassan
Research and Strategy Intern, ACT2025

Agraw Ali
GIS Research Analyst, WRI Africa

Juan-Carlos Altamirano
Economist

Julio Alves
Research Analyst, Forests Program, WRI Brasil

Luiz Amaral
CEO, Science Based Targets Initiative

Anna Amato
Planning, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Managing For Results

Ashwathy Anand
Program Associate, Urban Water Resilience, WRI India

Tim Anderegg
Head of Engineering, Data Lab

Angela Anderson
Director of Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal

Will Anderson
Manager II, Land Restoration Projects, Global Restoration Initiative

James Anderson
Program Manager, Cities4Forests

Angelo Angel Gomez
Grants & Finance Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Sripathi Anirudh
Project Associate, Energy Program, WRI India

Marlon Joseph Apanada
Southeast Asia Engagement Lead, Energy & Climate

Nambi Appadurai
Director, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India
